Deputn written version... TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE – 2 APRIL 2026 – WRITTEN DEPUTATION Made on behalf of residents on Braid Avenue, regarding Item 9.2 on the agenda: Motion by Councillor Booth - Implications of Standards Commission decision for Greenbank to Meadows Quiet Route and the Late Report on the same matter. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ To Committee This deputation is submitted on behalf of the residents of Braid Avenue. For the past 3 years we have been subjected to distressing proposals and undue pressure from various lobbyist groups, many based outwith the Braid Estate and Edinburgh. As residents living on the Quiet Route, we have seen the significant positive impacts an LTN has on active travel and safety for all travellers, including pedestrians. The benefits to the environment are also clear, and we would like to see them extended to all residents within the Braid Estate and further afield. We believe improvements can be made to the Quiet Route, in terms of better signage and wayfinding signals, as well as more attractive permanent materials for the modal filters which play an essential role moderating through traffic. The Braid Estate is an entirely residential area that was not built to handle the growing amount of traffic in the area and since the implementation of measures, a new primary school has opened on the Quiet Route and school bike buses have started to use the local streets. In 2022 most of the residents living on Braid Avenue were unaware of any engagement the council might have been carrying out. No leaflets or notices were received, and no ward councillors visited the residents on what is arguably one of the roads most impacted by the measures. In 2023, frustrated by lack of engagement from the council, local residents conducted their own survey which resulted in approximately 90% of residents of Braid Avenue indicating that they wished to …

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Powerful deputation from #BraidAvenue residents seeking to retain safe conditions with the filters. Residents explain value to whole population including children and people with illnesses

More improvements possible, signage, permanent materials etc